Dio duo secure NZ junior trial
Waikato Dio Girls U18 coxed four Dawn cup and Gold medal- winning team from left: Olivia Morgan, Zoe White, Madison...
Mahe Drysdale inspires Riley Bruce at Maadi
Riley Bruce with his father Robert Bruce after his Silver medal win in the U17 single scull. Photo: Emmeline...
Couple uses Facebook to invite Shapeshifter to their wedding
SEEKING SHAPESHIFTER: Haley and Bruce, both 28, have written a letter in the hopes that the band Shapeshifter will read...
Tessa Puleaga: knocking down stereotypes
Tessa Puleaga from Ashburton College. Photo: Emmeline Sunnex Samoan student Tessa Puleaga, 17, from Ashburton College, is on a mission...
Memory card works after five years under water
BLAST TO THE PAST: Sharleen Murray at this year's Maadi Cup. Photo: Haylee King When Sharleen Murray dropped her camera...
Robert Allen: Pride of Ophir at Maadi
Robert Allen from Dunstan High School after winning his first heat race for the U16 single sculls.Photo: Emmeline Sunnex He...
Out and about on finals day at Maadi
Among the competitors and supporters at Maadi this year were a 1947 Maadi Bronze medallist winner and the All Blacks coach. The...
Maadi tribute to Sir Don Rowlands
New Zealand's leading rowers will pay tribute to rowing legend Sir Don Rowlands in a row-past at Maadi on Saturday...
Selectors get down to business
WATCHFUL EYE: During A finals Mark James, North Island selector, doesn't miss a single race to make a right decision....
Three gold medals for Whakatane High School
Whakatane High School had a day to remember at Maadi finals today, winning three A-Final events. Lenny, Elliot and Finn...
Christchurch girls rowing extra kilometres
HAPPY COACHES: Doug Bull and Michael Petherick. Photo: Gemma Coffin Christchurch Girls' High rowing team are reaping the benefit of...
Kitchen staff have plenty on their plate feeding volunteers
It takes 300 muffins a day to feed the Maadi volunteers. The hustle and bustle is everywhere at the regatta,...
Taranaki crews put in the hard yards on day one of Maadi finals
VICTORY: Zoe Winks and Ella Toa take the U18 girls doubles B final. Photo: Christopher Reive Sacred Heart’s Ella Toa...
Live: Rangiora brings home the bronze
BRONZE: Rangiora High U18 girls doubles crew, Alice Pallister and Rose McEwan, and their coach Armin Svoboda at the medal...
The team behind the Waikato Independent
Maadi Cup is New Zealand’s largest regatta. With 2196 pupils from 122 schools, and 600 races across 52 events, it’s...
Rangiora set for finals
CLOSE: George Howat was exhausted after the U18 singles semi, coming in third only half a second away from relegation....
Don’t Steve me hanging – Part two
It was the Thursday morning of the regatta and I was in the media centre working on some other, less...
Avonside lightweights on form for final
DETERMINED: U18 girls lightweight double sculls, Ruby Norton and Giverny Penny from Avonside Girls' High School are gearing up for...
Parking attendants keep the chaos at bay
ATTENTIVE: Gate attendant John Davis has a system to tame the parking chaos at Maadi. Photo: Paul Mitchell This year's...
Five A-Final races for Whakatane High School boys
VIEW FROM THE TOP: Whakatane High School boys relax on the hill after quarter-final races. Photo: Haylee King. The boys...
Safety first as umpires run through checks
THOROUGH: Hewitt Harrison makes sure the rowers are safe on the water. Photo: Geoff Ridder If anything is certain at...
The loud, proud crew at lake’s edge
Dressed in black and gold school colours, the supporters stand at the edge of the lake, cheering, waving flags and...
School pride on display across lake
SIGNING UP: More and more schools are following the lead of Cambridge High and Hillcrest High, below, and posting banners...
Wellington boat-flipping and swimmer-smacking in windy build-up to regatta
CALM WATER: The Wellington Collge boys back their teammates on the water at Karapiro. Photo: Dasha Kuprienko Wellington rowers...